disaster survival plan

Last night I dreamed I was in a crowded city during the day. An otherwise normal, sunny day was dramatically and suddenly altered by epic rainfall. People began to panic as water levels on the streets rose within seconds. I was remarkably calm with only one focused thought: Find my emergency Xanax stash. Xanax was my survival plan. I was in the sort of bank where you store your goods in WoW.  Amid the shrieks of the masses, I stepped up to the teller and quietly retrieved my bottle of pills. I placed the bottle deep in my handbag and the rain stopped as unexpectedly as it started.

Hell-bent for leather

Sam and Elliot started their Carport Concert Series last night to raise money for the leather jacket Sam believes he must own. They made .55 cents.

Life Update

While I’ve continued to read everyone’s blogs, I’ve taken a break from posting mainly because I haven’t felt like sharing the details of my life so much. Here are a few things I/we have been dealing with:

1. My car was totaled while parked at Tony’s studio.

2. We purchased a new car for Tony with the settlement money.

3. My WoW character reached level 49 and climbing…

4. I started exercising again.

5. I became almost totally blocked from writing.

6. I got royally dissed by the new editor at VCReporter which thoroughly aggravated me and led me to seek out simpler work.

6. I got a little retail job which begins tomorrow (wish me luck).

lagging

Ya, I haven’t been posting much. What can I say, I’ve been playing ALOT of WoW. I’m now level 33 and really beginning to understand how to play my character. I’ve made some friends and that’s a sweet bonus. People seem to enjoy giving me crap about WoW but I see it as a hobby, really no different from building trains except it’s actually relational, even possibly missional. Besides that, I’ve had some work come my way: a catering menu and copywriting for Cars 4 Causes which looks to be developing into something more. Work is good and I’m grateful especially since Tony was let go from his job. Once again TRUST and RELIANCE rule the day. But, we’ve put the brakes on house (rental) hunting, argh. Onward…

What America could buy for $145 billion dollars (the 2007 Iraq war budget).

The Iraq war will cost Americans $145 billion dollars this year alone. That $145 billion could buy free tuition, room, and board for every student in a public university or college, and there would still be enough money left over to end hunger in America four times over. Digg this story and help spread the word on how our taxes are being spent.

Thanks Dan!

Punk’s Not Dead

It was too good. 3 bedrooms with large yard above the college for $1695. We pulled onto the street and immediately pegged it as a “renter’s” street; junky yards and peeling paint. As it happened the place was empty, save for a handful of plastic chairs. We snooped around and found an open door. I can’t believe prop owners in this town get away with what they do. This ramshackle Ma & Pa Kettle compound was, as Sam would say, wretched. I really can’t begin to describe how ghetto the bathroom and kitchen were. The floors in most of the place were concrete. Bad vibes. The “yard” was overgrown with giant tree stumps every three feet. Tony and I were laughing as we were touring the place and joking about how it reminded us of a punk rock crash pad. That’s when we saw it. Painted over one of the interior doorways in black spray paint: “Punk’s Not Dead.” And to think all these years I thought it was.

Introducing yet another blog

I could find any reason to blog, but since I’ve fallen in love with WoW, it just makes sense to blog about it. So, meet The Daily Grind: a World of Warcraft Journal.

The skill saw

It’s baaaaack…

It shook me up…

…last night to hear Charlie Rose use the word “blow” to describe cocaine.

weighing the pros and cons

My ongoing job search has yielded only two viable options:

1. move into a double-wide trailer on the Avenue to manage the park for free rent + $1250

2. baking and cake decorating at Vons